Covid-19 outbreak in immigration detention depots under control — Health D-G
KUALA LUMPUR (June 19): Health director-general (D-G) Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said today the Covid-19 outbreak in immigration detention depots remains under control.
Covid-19: New cases jump to 41, with 32 involving non-citizens
KUALA LUMPUR (June 15): Malaysia's new Covid-19 cases jumped to 41 today from eight reported yesterday, raising the total infections in the country to 8,494.
Court says no to Najib's bid to delay 1MDB audit tampering trial pending disposal of application to recuse Sri Ram
KUALA LUMPUR (June 15): The High Court has rejected Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s (pictured) bid to postpone the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) audit tampering trial pending the disposal of his application to remove Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram as the lead prosecutor.
1MDB audit tampering trial postponed due to Covid-19 scare
KUALA LUMPUR (June 15): The 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) final audit report tampering trial of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and former 1MDB president Arul Kanda Kandasamy has been postponed to tomorrow, as one member of Najib's defence team came down with a high fever and is undertaking Covid-19 testing.
Malaysia's new Covid-19 cases drop to eight today, with one death
KUALA LUMPUR (June 14): Malaysia's new Covid-19 cases dropped to eight as of noon today from 43 yesterday, which raises the country's total confirmed Covid-19 infections to 8,453.
No cluster of infection among barbers so far
KUALA LUMPUR (June 14): The only one infection detected among barbers in the country does not form a cluster, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
Covid-19: Malaysia reports 33 new cases, half of them local transmissions involving non-citizens
KUALA LUMPUR (June 12): The Ministry of Health (MoH) announced 33 new cases of Covid-19 today, of which 17 were local transmissions, while the remaining 16 were imported cases.
Dr Noor Hisham 'squeezes in some time' to perform a thyroidectomy
KUALA LUMPUR (June 12): Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pictured) managed to carry out a surgery today even as he continues to lead the Health Ministry's endeavour to curb the spread of the Covid-19 disease, reported the Malay Mail.
Health DG: More sectors will be allowed to open throughout RMCO
KUALA LUMPUR (June 11): More economic sectors will be allowed to open throughout the Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO) period, as long as the number of daily Covid-19 cases are under control, according to Health Ministry director-general (DG) Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pictured).
Screen new employees for Covid-19, says Health DG
PUTRAJAYA (June 9): The Ministry of Health has called on companies and employers to screen all new employees for Covid-19 in order to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
